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How to measure and analyse the texture of food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and adhesives.

Tuesday 30 May 2017

New method for measuring Unconfined Yield Strength of Powder using your existing Texture Analyser

Stable Micro Systems have launched the Unconfined Yield Stress Rig for the measurement of powder flowability.

In industries that handle powders on a regular basis it is very important to understand how a powder or granular material responds to pressure. In storage, the weight of powder in a container exerts pressure on the particles at the bottom. If the powder has good flow behaviour it will not consolidate and will flow out of the silo or hopper without sticking – this is very desirable. The longer a powder is stored for, the more likely it is to form a cake in its hopper and refuse to flow without further assistance.